Show the Data

Your data is supposed to tell a story but rows of numbers can be difficult to read. The numbers, percents and formulas just get lost and your message isn't heard. Consider presenting your data graphically. People can look at a pie chart and see that one slice of "pie" is bigger than the rest. In the previous lesson, we added (embedded) a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a slide. In this lesson, we will use Excel to create charts.

Please Start Microsoft PowerPoint

What do you see at the top of the screen?

Is there a Title Bar that says Microsoft PowerPoint? Yes.

 

Is there a Home Ribbon with the Clipboard, Font and Paragraph Groups? Yes.

 

If your screen looks similar to the example on this page, then you are ready to get started.

 

Start -> All Programs ->Microsoft Office-> Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010